Aircraft Photo of ZK-AZL | Douglas C-47B Skytrain | AirHistory.net #449505
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:ZK-AZL
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47B Skytrain
C/n (msn):33316/16568
Aircraft Name:Highlander Duster
Location
City / Area:Hamilton / Mystery Creek [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map
Country:New Zealand
Collection:Clydesdale Agricultural Museum
 
Photo Date:27 September 1997
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 449505
Photo Comment

Delivered to the USAAF as 44-76984 then to the RNZAF as NZ3545 in 1945. Registered as ZK-AZL in 1953. Became the first DC-3 to be used for aerial topdressing. Withdrawn from use in 1974, and preserved at Mystery Creek Showground, Hamilton, NZ from 1984. Moved to Te Kowhai Airfield in 2019.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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